Outreach Leaders

The State of the Immigrant Church

The immigrant church is often the social centerpiece of the immigrant Christian. Where do you go to find jobs? The immigrant church. Where do you find places to live? The immigrant church. Where do you make your friends? The immigrant church.

6 Reasons People Do Not Visit Your Church [Updated for 2020]

Your church wants to reach people, spread the Gospel, and grow. Why is it that new people aren’t showing up to your church like you hope and pray? Here are reasons people do not visit your church. Are any true of your church?

Jason Thomas Named IMB’s African American Church Mobilization Strategist

Jason Thomas recently joined IMB’s partner relations team as African American church mobilization strategist. In this capacity, Thomas will work with nearly 4,000 African American churches across the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) to mobilize pastors and church members to pray, give, go and send.

Christians, Please Be Meek During This Year’s Elections

Being meek on social media may help preserve the priority of our own interpersonal witness in an increasingly sensitive (and watching) world.

Kingdom Politics … Moral Majority or Love-Driven Minority?

Some say that Christians should support one political party and should never support the other. Interestingly, there are people from the left as well as from the right who talk this way. I don’t think kingdom politics are that simple. Let’s talk about a few reasons why, shall we?

Don’t Wait for Church Revival!

Church declines have been reported year over year. People pray for church revival but dependence on church revival can lead to a passive approach to cultural engagement.

Madagascar Prepares to Send Missionaries

IMB missionary Barbara Singerman joined Malagasy Baptist leaders in Madagascar. Madagascar missionaries desire the Malagasy of Madagascar to know Jesus Christ.

Freedom in Grief, Not Freedom From Grief

Grief is not the problem. It's the stage you wade through on your way to peace.